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You know this country has gone stark raving mad when a sitting US Senator calls for a boycott a business that employs thousands of people and is collaterally responsible for the well being of probably thousands of suppliers to that business.

What a stupid and irresponsible thing for him to do. Proof positive that our politicians are hopelessly clueless.

I certainly agree with your statement.

Words have consequences, he may have created huge problems for the workers of BK/suppliers who live pay check to pay check. I doubt he even thought of the trickle down effect of what he was saying.

Not sure what your comment is about here. We currently have a corporate tax structure, there are enough loopholes for the big corporations to get around those taxes, but they do exist. My comment was directed at the general statement that there should be no corporate taxes. So....

You know the time is right to take control, we gotta take offense against the status quo

Originally Posted by A. de Tocqueville

"I should have loved freedom, I believe, at all times, but in the time in which we live I am ready to worship it."

Not sure what your comment is about here. We currently have a corporate tax structure, there are enough loopholes for the big corporations to get around those taxes, but they do exist. My comment was directed at the general statement that there should be no corporate taxes. So....

Fair enough.

"I believe in a Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the harmony of all that exists, but not in a God who concerns himself with the fate and actions of human beings."

I'm talking about the corporation's access to the marketplace (you,) not your individual access to the marketplace.

It seems to me that we are undervaluing the customer's role in this, by allowing Burger King and other to profit in our markets while sidestepping the taxes.

A VAT would address this, by tying the tax to the transactions directly. I'm not saying it's ideal or that's there's no better way, but at least a larger portion of the taxes would be going to the regions that generate the demand.

A corporation is my property, thus its MY access to the market. What exactly is 'access to a market', being allowed to sell something in a country? Thats my natural born right to liberty. What am I getting from the govt specifically for my business that I havent already paid for with my income taxes?

If I have multiple similar products to choose from and I don't like the actions of one of the companies providing those products, I will choose to not buy the product of that company.

THat wasnt the question though. You implied that you are not going to go there 'anymore' as a result of this action, but then you say there is nothing wrong with this action. So why are you stating your intention to boycott them?

While I'm against businesses being allowed loopholes to get out of paying taxes, Burger King's move will not get me to stop eating at Burger King. I'll eat there for the same reason I still eat at Chick-Fil-A. Why? Because it's good (relatively speaking, of course) and I see no reason to deprive myself because I disagree with actions which are legal.